Scrub jays react to their dead, bird study shows: 'Funerals' can last for up to half an hour

Scrub jays react to their dead, bird study shows: 'Funerals' can last for up to half an hour: Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research. The birds' cacophonous 'funerals' can last for up to half an hour.